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microsteradian

microsteradian noun: one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a steradian.

Noun

microsteradian (plural microsteradians)

  1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a steradian.
    • RVP values for targets of varying size, measured as solid angle subtended in microsteradians, viewed by a 45-year-old from 46 m under typical roadway lighting conditions2010, MS Rea, JD Bullough, Y. Zhou, “A method for assessing the visibility benefits of roadway lighting”, in Lighting Research & Technology, volume 42, number 2, →DOI, page 219

Forms of microsteradian

pluralmicrosteradians

Origin of microsteradian

From micro- + steradian.

Questions about microsteradian

What does microsteradian mean?
Microsteradian means one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a steradian.
What part of speech is microsteradian?
Microsteradian is a noun.
What is the plural of microsteradian?
The plural of microsteradian is microsteradians.

Words near microsteradian in the dictionary

  1. microstep
  2. microstepper
  3. microsteppers
  4. microstepping
  5. microsteps
  6. microsteradian
  7. microsteradians
  8. microstereolithography
  9. microsthene
  10. microsthenes
  11. microsthenic

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